Russia’s share in the world tourism market – less than 1%: Rosturizm – IA REGNUM

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Moscow, June 1, 2015, 10:33 – REGNUM Tourism leads to smoothing disparities in the development of Russian regions. Those areas where there is no developed industry, thanks to the development of tourism receive an additional opportunity to overall economic development. This was stated by head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov on the Archangel III international forum “Tourism in the current conditions,” said June 1 correspondent IA REGNUM to the Federal Tourism Agency.

«There are world-famous Russian tourist brands – Moscow, St. Petersburg, Golden Ring of Russia, Baikal. This year the whole world is talking about Sochi, Kazan is very popular. However, it should be noted that the significant places worthy to become global brands in every Russian region. Each region can be proud of and something to show Russian and foreign tourists, “- said the head of the Federal Tourism Agency.

«Now the share of Russia in the global tourism market is less than 1%. We believe that by increasing public and private investment in tourism infrastructure, proper positioning of the country as comfortable to rest areas, this figure actually increase by several times “, – said Safonov.

As reported IA REGNUM , formerly head of the Federal Tourism Agency said that outbound tourism fell by 15-20%, domestic increased by 40%. The Government of R. F. has directed the Federal Agency for Tourism – 2015 visit to Crimea to provide at least 3 million citizens. At the end of 2014 ode to the Crimea was visited by over 4.1 million inhabitants of Russia, in 2013 in the Crimea, visited about 6 million people.

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